June 18 - 21, 2010 I just returned from a trip to Northern Minnesota. During part of the trip, I was leading a Minnesota Birding Weekend trip to Beltrami and Lake of the Wood's Counties. Here are some of the birds we found during the trip.
Beltrami county Olive-sided Flycatcher - Big Bog SNA, board walk Boreal Chickadee - Big Bog SNA, board walk Warblers - 15 species, including Northern Parula - CR 20 Magnolia, Palm and Connecticut Warblers - Big Bog SNA, board walk Lincoln's Sparrow - Big Bog SNA, board walk Lake of the Wood's county American Bittern -3 birds were heard on the West side of the Norris Roosevelt Road, 1 mile South of the County line (Cecil's Landing). Least Bittern - Norris Roosevelt Road & the Roseau county line (Cecil's Landing) Sharp-tailed Grouse - CR 3 & Pitt Grade Road Marbled Godwit - One bird was observed in flight along CR 6, 1/2 mile South of Highway 11 & another bird was observed in flight at Morris Point. Whip-poor-will - many heard at various locations along the Pitt Grade road and Norris Roosevelt Road. Black-billed Cuckoo - Norris Roosevelt Road, 3.5 miles South of County line. Western Kingbird - Morris Point Blue-headed Vireo Boreal Chickadee - Faunce Road, 2 miles North of Faunce. Warblers - 17 species, including Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Pine, Palm, Northern Waterthrush, Mourning Connecticut - 3 were heard along the Pitt Grade Road, including one that was observed 2.2 miles South of CR 3. Le Conte's Sparrow - CR 6, 1/2 mile South of Highway 11. Lincoln's Sparrow Purple Finch Pine Siskin Roseau County Whip-poor-will - 680th Ave (Norris Roosevelt Road) - 8 birds heard along this road. Magnolia Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Craig Mandel [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Minnetonka, Hennepin County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
